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The rice-ladling man raised the red-hot iron rod and stared at Miss Chu. "That bearded man isn't an Ascetic Cultivator at all. Since he isn't one, why did he come to Bitter Greens Manor?"
Earlier that day, during their brief but unpleasant clash, he had sensed something unsettling about Li Banfeng. The man's cultivation had felt… different. He didn't know the man's purpose for coming here, but that brief confrontation had shaken his standing within the manor.
And ever since then, things hadn't quite sat right.
He might have been nothing more than the man who handed out rice, but he valued that position deeply. In Bitter Greens Manor, it gave him real authority. He did not simply ladle out bowls; he oversaw the distribution of grain. That meant control. He controlled who ate and who went hungry.
"Just tell me his name. I only want his name."
The rice-ladling man moved forward one slow step at a time, the iron rod glowing in his hand. Miss Chu's body trembled uncontrollably.
It would have been a lie to say she was not afraid.
Miss Chu bit down on her lip until it nearly bled. Her eyes were bloodshot as she shouted, "Come on! Do it! Burn me right here! Let's see if I'm afraid! If you don't dare, you're nothing but a bastard!"
The onlookers were stunned.
How could this woman be so mad?
She was only a level-two Ascetic Cultivator. If that iron truly pressed into her flesh…
He was only asking for a name. Why wouldn't she say it?
Miss Chu did not truly know Li Qi. The only thing she knew was that Li Qi did not want others to know anything about him.
The rice-ladling man gave a cold laugh. "Little girl, you've...
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